Impact of heparanase‐2 (Hpa2) on cancer and inflammation: Advances and paradigms
Israël Vlodavsky,
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Maram Hilwi,
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Yasmin Kayal
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et al.
The FASEB Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
38(10)
Published: May 15, 2024
Abstract
HPSE2
,
the
gene‐encoding
heparanase
2
(Hpa2),
is
mutated
in
urofacial
syndrome
(UFS),
a
rare
autosomal
recessive
congenital
disease
attributed
to
peripheral
neuropathy.
Hpa2
lacks
intrinsic
heparan
sulfate
(HS)‐degrading
activity,
hallmark
of
(Hpa1),
yet
it
exhibits
high
affinity
toward
HS,
thereby
inhibiting
Hpa1
enzymatic
activity.
regulates
selected
genes
that
promote
normal
differentiation,
tissue
homeostasis,
and
endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)
stress,
resulting
antitumor,
antiangiogenic,
anti‐inflammatory
effects.
Importantly,
stress
conditions
induce
expression
Hpa2,
thus
establishing
feedback
loop,
where
enhances
ER
which,
turn,
induces
expression.
In
most
cases,
cancer
patients
who
retain
levels
survive
longer
than
bearing
Hpa2‐low
tumors.
Experimentally,
overexpression
attenuates
growth
tumor
xenografts,
whereas
gene
silencing
results
aggressive
Studies
applying
conditional
knockout
(cHpa2‐KO)
mice
revealed
an
essential
involvement
contributed
by
host
protecting
against
inflammation.
This
was
best
reflected
distorted
morphology
Hpa2‐null
pancreas,
including
massive
infiltration
immune
cells,
acinar
adipocyte
trans‐differentiation,
ductal
metaplasia.
Moreover,
orthotopic
inoculation
pancreatic
adenocarcinoma
(PDAC)
cells
into
pancreas
vs.
wild‐type
yielded
tumors
were
far
more
aggressive.
Likewise,
intravenous
cHpa2‐KO
resulted
dramatically
increased
lung
colonization
reflecting
restricting
formation
premetastatic
niche.
Elucidating
structure–activity‐relationships
expected
support
development
Hpa2‐based
therapies
Language: Английский
Current understanding of heparanase 2 regulation, a non-heparanase
Yannic Becker,
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Hermann Haller
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Biochemical Society Transactions,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
53(01)
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
Language: Английский
Unveiling epigenetic regulatory elements associated with breast cancer development
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 15, 2024
Breast
cancer
is
the
most
common
in
women
and
2nd
worldwide,
yearly
impacting
over
2
million
females
causing
650
thousand
deaths.
It
has
been
widely
studied,
but
its
epigenetic
variation
not
entirely
unveiled.
We
aimed
to
identify
mechanisms
expression
of
breast
related
genes
detect
new
potential
biomarkers
therapeutic
targets.
considered
The
Cancer
Genome
Atlas
database
with
800
samples
several
omics
datasets
such
as
mRNA,
miRNA,
DNA
methylation,
which
we
used
select
2701
features
that
were
statistically
significant
differ
between
control
using
Monte
Carlo
Feature
Selection
Interdependency
Discovery
algorithm,
from
an
initial
total
417,486.
Their
biological
impact
on
cancerogenesis
was
confirmed
using:
statistical
analysis,
natural
language
processing,
linear
machine
learning
models
well
as:
transcription
factors
identification,
drugs
3D
chromatin
structure
analyses.
Classification
vs
selected
returned
high
classification
weighted
Accuracy
0.91
0.98
depending
feature-type:
algorithm.
In
general,
showed
lower
differentially
expressed
increased
Language: Английский
Tumor- and host-derived heparanase-2 (Hpa2) attenuates tumorigenicity: role of Hpa2 in macrophage polarization and BRD7 nuclear localization
Soaad Soboh,
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Avital Vorontsova,
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Malik Farhoud
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et al.
Cell Death and Disease,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(12)
Published: Dec. 18, 2024
Abstract
Little
attention
was
given
to
heparanase
2
(Hpa2)
over
the
last
two
decades,
possibly
because
it
lacks
a
heparan
sulfate
(HS)-degrading
activity
typical
of
heparanase.
Emerging
results
suggest,
nonetheless,
that
Hpa2
plays
role
in
human
pathologies,
including
cancer
progression
where
functions
as
tumor
suppressor.
Here,
we
examined
cervical
carcinoma.
We
report
high
levels
correlate
with
prolonged
survival
carcinoma
patients.
Strong
staining
intensity
also
correlates
low
grade.
Overexpression
SiHa
cells
resulted
xenografts
were
two-fold
smaller
than
control
tumors.
Interestingly,
even
developed
by
overexpressing
Pro140Arg
and
Asn543Ile
missense
mutations
identified
patients
diagnosed
urofacial
syndrome
(UFS).
Utilizing
Ras
recruitment
system,
bromodomain-containing
protein
7
(BRD7)
interact
found
both
BRD7
mutants
are
translocated
cell
nucleus
tumors
mutants.
our
newly
conditional
Hpa2-KO
mice,
further
show
critical
macrophage
polarization;
absence
Hpa2,
macrophages
shifted
towards
pro-tumorigenic,
M2
phenotype.
Notably,
implanting
together
promoted
growth.
These
support,
expand,
notion
suppressor,
co-operating
another
BRD7.
Language: Английский